Sermon Notes; a Daily Devotional

John 14:1 "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in Me." We continue exploring God’s presence with us. Last week, we examined Holy Communion, remembering the bread and cup as symbols of Christ’s sacrificial death—His body given and blood shed—and viewing the church as the body of Christ. The Lord’s Supper is a profound act of remembrance, gratitude, unity, and gospel proclamation, not merely a social event or routine ritual. Paul urges us to approach it with due reverence. This week, we study “Calming Troubled Hearts.” Jesus specializes in calming our fears and worries, and we rightly turn to Him in times of anxiety. Today’s verse opens Jesus’ profound discourse at the Last Supper, shortly after He predicted His betrayal and Peter’s denial. The disciples were anxious, confused, and deeply shaken—prompting Jesus’ reassuring command: “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in Me.” This phrase directly addresses deep emotional a...

1 Corinthians 11:28&29 "28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. 29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body." The goal is not sinless perfection (which is impossible), but honest repentance, faith in Christ’s sacrifice, and love for the church. After self-examination, the person should then eat and drink. Verse 29: “without discerning the body” The key warning is against partaking without discerning the body. This is understood in two related senses, both reflected in commentaries: • Failing to recognize the bread and cup as symbols of Christ’s sacrificial death (His body given and blood shed). Treating them as ordinary food trivializes the atonement. • Failing to recognize the church as the body of Christ. The Corinthians’ divisions and selfishness showed they were not honoring their unity in Him—a point Paul had already rebuked. Both meaning...